Events & Photos
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2005 Annual Meeting
Partner in Progress Awardee Sarnacki & Associates.
On Thursday, October 6th, Wayne-Metro hosted its Annual Meeting and awards luncheon at the Lovett Hall Ballroom located at the Henry Ford Museum. This year's event highlighted the enduring and remarkable achievements of the Great Society Programs. Established during the Johnson administration, the Great Society created the network of Community Action Programs more than four decades ago. The lasting impact of programs like Head Start, Medicaid, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which were fashioned by the Great Society, helped to shape American culture and continue to drive public policy still today.
Event key note speaker Colina Foundation President John Colina, was presented with an award for his ongoing support of Wayne-Metro's Youth and Family initiatives. In his address Mr. Colina spoke on the importance of collaborating and staying true to mission as key factors in a nonprofit's ability to survive and stay competitive in today's economic climate. He commended Wayne-Metro for its leadership and outreach efforts, and pledged his continued support. Mr. Colina was followed by the agency's annual program and fiscal reports, which detailed the plans and priorities for FY2006. The report emphasized the agency's commitment to maintaining funding for core services and a continuing effort to make permanent community investments through new construction.
Homeless Programs Client of the Year Latresa Clay and Family.
Partners in Progress Awards were awarded to Peoples State Bank, National City Community Development Corporation, City of Hamtramck, Bill Barnett City of Hamtramck, Sarnacki & Associates, Faith Recovery House, Neighborhood Artisans, City of Taylor - Taylor Connections, and the Michigan Department of Education. Also recognized were the benefactors of the agency's Community Funding Initiative including Redford Interfaith Relief, Help's On the Way, Children's Resource Network, Sacred Heart Food Bank, Downriver Food Pantry, and New Hope Food Pantry.
Client of the Year award recipients Norman and Debra Kirk of Wayne, Belinda Thomason of River Rouge, Latresa Clay of Melvindale, and DaVonda Huff of Hamtramck were presented with awards. Their stories of success were told through a video presentation after which each spoke and gave words of thanks for the assistance and support they'd received. The stories, moving and inspiring, demonstrated the sentiment and level of trust shared between the agency's staff and those we serve. They also proved once again how Wayne-Metro and its collaborators have assembled a series of programs that are truly helping people and changing lives.
Additional Pictures
Partner in Progress Awardee Peoples State Bank President Robert Cole
Partner in Progress Awardee City of Hamtramck Mayor Steve Jankowski
Partner in Progress Awardee City of Taylor Taylor Connections Community Organizer Jeff Dur
Partner in Progress Awardee Neighborhood Artisans Co-Director Mary Jane Krasinski
Partner in Progress Awardee Faith Recovery Inc. President Fred DiCaminada and wife Wendy
Community Development Client of the Year Belinda Thomason
Partner in Progress Awardee Michigan Department of Education Mike McGraw from the Office of School Improvement
Youth and Family Client of the Year DaVonda Huff
Community Support Services Clients of the Year Norman and Debra Kirk
Event Key Note Speak John Colina
Partner in Progress Awardee National City Community Development Corporation President Dick Buss